in reply to faster way to grep
Hey Chris,
I may be a bit late on this, but you might try modifying and using 'ack' (check the license obviously). I asked a similar question a few months ago and several monks suggested I give it a shot. IMHO it is much better than grep.
Better than Grep
Best of luck,
Hok_si_la
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